ZARAGOZA (Interstat) — Jaume Jardi recorded a goal and an assist and Zaragoza defeated visiting CD Teruel 4-1 on Sunday at TBC, turning a tight early match into a comfortable home victory. The result moved Zaragoza to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions, while CD Teruel fell to 0-1-1 in the competition and 0-1-1 overall. Zaragoza’s breakthrough came just before halftime and then again immediately after the restart, a sequence that changed the match. The home side finished with four different scorers and three assists.

Oscar Urena opened the scoring in the 45+7th minute, converting during first-half stoppage time to give Zaragoza a lead just before the break. The goal arrived after a first half that included two early yellow cards for CD Teruel. Sergio Moreno was booked in the seventh minute, and J. de Diego was cautioned in the 24th. Zaragoza’s P. Ademo received a yellow card in the 35th minute, adding to a physical opening period. Urena’s goal gave the home side momentum, and Zaragoza doubled the advantage three minutes into the second half. Urena was later substituted in the 73rd minute.

D. Espiau Hernandez E. scored in the 47th minute, finishing quickly after the interval to make it 2-0. D. Espiau Hernandez E. was later substituted in the 60th minute. Zaragoza continued to press, and Pau Sans added a third goal in the 77th minute during a 17-minute appearance. Jardi then capped the scoring in the 85th minute, giving him the team’s top individual performance with a goal and an assist. Diego Gonzalez Cabanes also recorded an assist for Zaragoza. Jardi and Diego Gonzalez Cabanes were on the field for the full match.

CD Teruel scored its lone goal through Sergio Moreno, who also was shown a yellow card in the seventh minute. Moreno was substituted in the 62nd minute. Hugo Pinilla of Zaragoza recorded an assist during a 12-minute stint. CD Teruel’s other caution went to L. Llacer in the 88th minute. Zaragoza picked up additional yellow cards when Y. Saidu was booked in the 69th and M. Sangalli in the 74th. The visitors struggled to contain Zaragoza after halftime, and the home side’s pressure produced goals from Sans and Jardi in the final quarter-hour. The match produced six yellow cards, three for each side.

Zaragoza made several changes to manage the match. S. Escudero and P. Ademo were substituted in the 46th minute, D. Espiau Hernandez E. came off in the 60th, Urena exited in the 73rd and Jamelli was replaced in the 78th. CD Teruel made a trio of changes in the 62nd minute, with Moreno S., de Diego J. and Gallardo Rodriguez E. all substituted. Redon H. was substituted in the 78th minute, and Sese M. was substituted in the 90th. The substitutions did little to alter the flow, as Zaragoza remained in control.

CD Teruel had drawn its previous match 1-1 against Huesca, but could not build on that result against Zaragoza. The loss left CD Teruel still searching for its first win of the season in the competition and across all competitions. Zaragoza, meanwhile, protected its unbeaten start and collected a convincing home result behind a balanced attack that featured four different scorers and multiple assists from wide and central areas. Zaragoza’s win came after CD Teruel had opened the season with a draw and a defeat.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of CD Teruel 2, Zaragoza 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Zaragoza with a 63.5 percent probability to win. Both projections were overturned by Zaragoza’s four-goal performance.